Rockwell Automation vs Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF — how do they compare? Rockwell Automation trades at $466.2 (market cap $51.04B), while Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF trades at $58.85. The key difference: Rockwell Automation pays a 1.2% dividend while Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund ETF pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ROK | VWO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.04B | — |
Sector | Industrials | — |
52-Week High | $495.08 | $61.24 |
52-Week Low | $328.67 | $49.54 |
Enterprise Value | $54.67B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.2% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Rockwell Automation is a pure-play automation competitor that is the successor entity to Rockwell International, which spun off its former Rockwell Collins avionics segment in 2001. As of fiscal 2021, the firm operates through three segments--intelligent devices, software and control, and lifecycle services. Intelligent devices contains its drives, sensors, and industrial components, software and control contains its information and network and security software, while lifecycle services contains its consulting and maintenance services as well as its Sensia JV with Schlumberger.
Read more on ROK →The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index. It invests by sampling the index, meaning that it holds a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the index in terms of key characteristics.
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